Increase in hippocampal volume after electroconvulsive therapy in patients with depression: A volumetric magnetic resonance imaging study

Journal of ECT

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 62-67

  Nordanskog, Pia ^a   Dahlstrand, Ulf ^b   Larsson, Magnus R ^b   Larsson, Elna Marie ^c   Knutsson, Linda ^b   Johanson, Aki ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Depression; ECT; Hippocampus; MRI; Neurogenesis

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOMIPRAMINE; ESCITALOPRAM; FLUOXETINE; FLUPENTIXOL; HALOPERIDOL; LAMOTRIGINE; LITHIUM; MIRTAZAPINE; SERTRALINE; VALPROIC ACID; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOSIS; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649315720     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e3181a95da8     Document Type: Article

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